Recipe - Chocolate And Cherry Butter Cookies

2 One half cup Sifted flour
1 One half teaspoon Baking powder
One half teaspoon Salt
1 cup Butter
1 One half cup Sugar
1 Egg
2 teaspoon Vanilla
One half cup Chopped candied cherries
One half cup Chopped pecans
1 Square (1 oz) unsweetened
chocolate, melted

Workbasket Recipes: Today's issue is December, 1971 and features "Christmas
Goodies"

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Cream butter; add sugar a
small amount at a time and cream well after each addition. Add egg and
vanilla; beat until fluffy. Blend in dry ingredients. Divide dough into two
equal portions. To one half of dough mix in cherries; to the second half
add pecans and chocolate. Chill dough until each portion can be shaped into
2 rolls, 12 inches long. Wrap in waxed paper. Chill until firm. Cut int0
One fourth inch slices. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 375, 10 minutes or until
lightly browned. Makes 8 dozen. Posted to EATL Digest by Cecilia
elric01@IMPERIUM.NET on Sep 3, 1997